Testing a hormone signal to understand reproductive nerve function

This is a Phase 1 research study testing kisspeptin, a natural hormone in your body that sends signals to your reproductive system. Researchers want to understand how well this hormone works in people who are healthy versus those dealing with long COVID. The study involves a single injection of the medication followed by blood tests to measure how your body responds.

Long COVID and other conditions can affect the nerves and hormones that control reproduction, but doctors don't have good tools to measure this damage. This medication may help researchers understand how reproductive nerve function changes in disease, which could lead to better ways to diagnose and treat these conditions.